Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (British Army officer)
General Alexander Nelson Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, 4th Duke of Bronté, GCB, DL (23 December 1814 – 4 June 1904) was a British soldier and courtier.
The Viscount Bridport of Cricket St Thomas GCB DL | |
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Born | Marylebone, London | 23 December 1814
Died | 4 June 1904 89) Royal Lodge, Birkshire | (aged
Buried | |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Rank | General |
Unit | Royal Scots Fusiliers |
Awards | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath |
Background
Bridport was the eldest son of Samuel Hood, 2nd Baron Bridport, and his wife Charlotte Hood, 3rd Duchess of Bronté, daughter of William Nelson, 1st Earl Nelson, and niece of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson. Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood, was his great-grandfather and Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, his great-great-uncle.
Bridport succeeded his father as third Baron Bridport in 1868 and the same year the viscountcy held by his great-great-uncle was revived when he was created Viscount Bridport, of Cricket St Thomas in the County of Somerset and of Bronté in the Kingdom of Italy. In 1873 Bridport also succeeded his mother as Duke of Bronté, a title created for his great-uncle Lord Nelson.
Career
Bridport was commissioned into the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1831 and achieved the rank of captain in 1836, lieutenant colonel in 1847, colonel in 1854, major general in 1862, lieutenant general in 1871 and general in 1877. Bridport was also a Groom-in-Waiting from 1841 to 1858, Clerk Marshal to Prince Albert from 1853 to 1861, Equerry to Queen Victoria from 1858 to 1884, a Permanent Lord-in-waiting to Queen Victoria from 1884 to 1901 and Honorary Equerry to Edward VII from 1901[1] to 1904 and served as a Deputy Lieutenant of Dorset, Devon and Somerset.
Bridport was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1885 and a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in 1891.
Family
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Bridport married Lady Mary Penelope, daughter of Arthur Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire, in 1838. They had six sons and four daughters.
Their children were;
- Hon. Nina Maria Hood d. 5 Jun 1923
- Hon. Adelaide Fanny Hood d. 17 Jan 1927
- Hon. Rosa Penelope Hood d. 17 Mar 1922
- Arthur Wellington Alexander Nelson Hood, 2nd Viscount Bridport of Cricket St. Thomas b. 15 Dec 1839, d. 28 Mar 1924
- Commander Hon. Horatio Nelson Sandys Hood b. 24 Mar 1843, d. 3 Feb 1881
- Hon. Mary Hood+3 b. 4 Jun 1846, d. 6 Apr 1909
- Lt. Hon. William Nelson Hood b. 6 Jan 1848, d. 25 Oct 1921
- Hon. Sir Alexander Nelson Hood b. 28 Jun 1854, d. 1 Jun 1937
- Hon. Alfred Nelson Hood b. 1 Oct 1858, d. 1 Dec 1918
- Hon. Victor Albert Nelson Hood b. 14 Nov 1862, d. 1 May 1929.
Lady Bridport died in July 1884, aged 66, at 12 Wimpole Street, Marylebone, London. Bridport survived her by twenty years and died in June 1904, aged 89, at Royal Lodge, Windsor. He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Arthur.
References
- "No. 27288". The London Gazette. 22 February 1901. p. 1349.
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages
- www.thepeerage.com
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Viscount Bridport
Peerage of Ireland | ||
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Preceded by Samuel Hood |
Baron Bridport 1868–1904 |
Succeeded by Arthur Wellington Alexander Nelson Hood |
Peerage of the United Kingdom | ||
Preceded by New creation |
Viscount Bridport 1868–1904 |
Succeeded by Arthur Wellington Alexander Nelson Hood |
Titles of nobility | ||
Preceded by Charlotte Mary Nelson |
Duke of Bronté Kingdom of the Two Sicilies 1873–1904 |
Succeeded by Sir Alexander Nelson Hood, 5th Duke of Bronté |